Washing machine



p 6,1932 A. LOUVIER ET AL 1,876,144

WASHING MACHINE Filed Feb. 16, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l d4 Lawvzer Sept. 6, 1932.

A LOUVIER ET AL 1,876,144

WASHING MACHINE Filed Feb. 16, 1932 2 Sheets- Sheet 2 I lihlll/HIHHAIHII 'llllilnlmlli Hllllll Patented Sept. 6, 1932 l UNITED TA E PATENT OFFICE ALEXANDER Lonvrnn ANn nIUs "LEWIS nonvinn, or roar ARTHUR, TEXAS Y wasniive MACHINE i Application filedFebruary:16, 193 2. Seria1 No. 593,338.

This invention relates to the class ofwa'sh ing machines and pertains particularly to a washing machine of the hand operatedty-pe.

The primary object of'the present invention is to provide a new and novel type 'of hand operated washing machine in whichva rotatable agitator is "employed'which may be removably positioned in a tub of clothesmounted upon a suitable support; the rotation of the agitator being controlled by the re ciproeatory movement of a hand lever.

Another objectof the invention is to pro-" vide a washing machine having a rotatable agitator mounted upon a support ng beam which is pivotally mounted to facllltate the raising or lowering of the agitatorrelative to a tub in which it is'operatedQ I v Other objects and advantages of-the lnven- ,tion will become apparent as the description" 20' of the same proceedsand the'invention will be best understood from a consideratlon of the following detailed descriptiongtaken connection with the accompanying drawings vforming part of this specification,- with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strictfconformity with the showing of the drawings but be changed or modified so long as suchchanges or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of theinventi-on as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of themachine embodying the present mvention," showing a tub associated therewlth and in section Figure 2 is a vlew in top plan of the washer Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the Figure 4 is a sectional viewtaken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. p

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates generally a tub supporting base having forward supporting legs 2 and rear supporting legs 3.

The rear legs 3 are obliquely disposed with respect to the base and extend therethrough beyond the top surface thereof to the brace beams 5 and secured thereto. is a transversely of this last beam adjacent the its hingedsupports, to maintain the forward each of which is ,abutted and secured the 1 brace beam5 which extends downwardly through the base 1' and forwardly to the front supporting legs 2 in the manner illustrated in Figure 1.

Extending transversely of the structure between the upper ends of the posts 4; and

sill beam 6 to which is attached adjacent each end one leafof each of a pair of hinge members 7. The other leaves of these hinge members are connected to a beam 8 which' normally overlies the sill 6 and extending transverse center thereof and secured thereo to, is a relatively long arm beam 9, the for.-

ard end of which overlies the forward portion of the base 1. The rear end of the beam arm 9 extends beyond the rear of the base 1 as shown, and carries a hook 10 which is designed tobeengagedwith the eye 11 when the arm 9 is oscillated in one direction on end raised. 7

At its forward. end the beam arm 9 has extended therethrough the vertically disposed spindle 12 which is rotatable in the v beam and has a suitable connectionat its lower end with the under face of the beam r as illustrated in Figure 3.

Surrounding this spindle 12 is a wear I plate or washer 13 and above the washer is a pulleyl t through the axial center. of which thespindle 12 passes and to which the spindle is secured in any suitable manner.

At'its lower end the spindle 12 is secured to the head block 15 of an agitator from which there extends downwardly the divergent'fingers 16'. r i 7 At the rear end of the device there is mounted upon the base 1 the pivot block 17 to which is pivotally connected by means of the bars 18 the hand lever19. Pivotally connected to'this hand lever by any suitable means such for example as the plate ele-' ment 20 and at an elevation above the'arm 9, is a reciprocable rod 21, the inner face of which tapers slightly to its freeend asis" V clearly'shown in Figure 2. This tapered'in ner face of the rod 21 has connected thereto at a point substantially midway between its ends, as indicated at 23, one end of a rope or cable 24 which is wound several times about the pulley 14 and has its other end attached to the free end of the rod 21 as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. v j

In use a tub such as is indicated at 25, in which the clothes or other articles are to be washed, is placed upon the base 1 beneath the agitator fingers 16, the latter having been shifted to the raised position indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1.

When the agitator element has been shifted to this position it may be retained by connecting the hool: 10 with the eye 11 in the manner illustrated. After the tub 25 has been supplied with the articles to be washed and the other necessary elements, the arm 9 is lowered so as to bring the fingers 16 into the tub and the washing operation is then carried out by the operator working the lever 19 backward and forward thus causing the cable or rope 24 to rotate the pulley 14 and consequently the spindle 12 with which the fingers are connected.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent tliatfthe washing machine structure of the character herein described may be easily and economically put up and so designed that it may be operated without a great expenditure of energy, thus making it possible for a woman to make use of thesame.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is i 1. Ahand operated washing machine comprising a base structure in theform of a platform, sup-porting legs for the platform at the front and rear ends thereof, the legs at the rear end of the platform being extended to a point above the same, a sill supported between the extended ends of the rear.

legs and above the platform, an arm extendingtransversely of the sill and having pivotal connection intermediate its ends to the sill, one end of the arm being disposed over the forwardend of the platform, an oscillating hand lever mounted on the platform adjacent the arm, a rod pivotally connected at one flexible cable connected at its ends I to re, "mote points on the rod and having its intermediate portion wrapped about said pulley.

2. A hand operated washing machine,

comprising a base structure in the form of a platform, supporting legs for the platform at the front and rear ends thereof, the legs ;,,;legs and above the platform, an arm extending transversely of the sill and having pivotal connection intermediate its ends to the sill, one end of the arm being disposed over the forward end of the platform, an oscillating hand lever mounted on the platform adjacent the arm, a rod pivotally connected at one end of the lever and extending forwardly therefrom, an agitator element carried by the said forward end of the arm and including a. plurality of downwardly diverging agitator fingers and a pulley element, a flexible cable connected at its ends to remote points on the rod and having its intermediate portion wrapped about said pulley, a hook member carried by the arm adjacent the end thereof remote from the agitator element, and an eye carried by the platform for engagement by said hook to maintain the agitator carrying end of the arm in lifted position.

3. In mechanical washing apparatus of the character described, a supporting structure, an arm member disposed across said supporting structure, a hinge connection between the supporting structure and the arm adjacent one end of the arm, the other end of-the arm being designed to overlie a clothes receptacle, a shaft extending through the said other end of the arm and rotatable therein, a pulley uponthe upper end of the shaft overlying the arm, a head secured to the lower its ends to said bar andhaving its intermediate portion wrapped about the pulley, the said end of the arm adjacentthe hinge connection facilitating the oscillation of the arm to raise the elements at the opposite end thereof from a vclothes receptacle, and means for coupling the end of the arm adjacent the hinge to the supporting structure to maintainthe other end ofthe'arm in raised posi tion.

In testimony, whereof we hereunto affix our signatures.

ALEXANDER, LOUV'IER. MARIUS- LEWIS LOUVIEB. 

